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Grandmother waiting for thank yous

DEAR ABBY: It seems the children I raised and taught to write thank-you notes somehow failed to teach their children the importance of being grateful receivers. My two teenage grandchild...

DATE: Nov 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

It’s no longer the economy, stupid – so what is it?

WASHINGTON – One lesson of the midterm elections is that economic growth is losing its power to unite the country and to reduce explosive conflicts over race, religion, ethnicity, immigrant ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

On flights, babies are a special type of turbulence

If you think flying with a baby is easy, maybe you didn’t hear about Krupa Patel Bala, who recently traveled from Sydney to San Francisco on United Airlines with her husband and 8-month-old ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

China’s strategy no surprise to uranium producers

A frequent geopolitical story throughout 2018 has been the deliberate efforts of Russia and China to undermine U.S. national security. Using trade and policy programs, they target...

DATE: Nov 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

The Resistance couldn’t convert votes into seats

For months we’ve heard from sundry media apocalypticians that this year’s midterms were the last exit off the road to autocracy. Last Tuesday, the American people delivered a less dramatic v...

DATE: Nov 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Cyclists throw caution to the wind at huffy-toss

A recent Police Blotter item in The Lycra-clad clan is a close-knit community, so to speak, and attending their secret rituals requires undercover reporting. But it’s impossible...

DATE: Nov 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

The power of outdoor play benefits kids – and all of us

I feel like it has been a stressful year in our neck of the woods. Political divisions and economic stressors have been exacerbated by drought and wildfires. Casual conversation...

DATE: Nov 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Trump is a happy loser; ’bye, Otter!

Wow, Jeff Sessions was gone before they finished counting votes in Arizona. Do you think Donald Trump was trying to change the subject? Everybody knew he’d get a new attorney gene...

DATE: Nov 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gail Collins

A new festival begins in Durango

The Indigenous Arts Festival at Fort Lewis College is a new venture with high ambition. Billed as the first annual, the festival took place over last weekend and now has to follow through ne...

DATE: Nov 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Can we learn to live with wolves again?

Event at Fort Lewis College to explore the possibility of reintroduction

DATE: Nov 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Trump, under scrutiny and even more unleashed

Well, that was bittersweet. I’m not sure I would call Tuesday’s election results the blue wave many expected, but liberals absolutely made progress – and history – as Democrats as...

DATE: Nov 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

New employee want gastric surgery kept secret

DEAR ABBY: I had bariatric surgery (gastric sleeve) five months ago. I left my previous job because the way I was treated by my employer and co-workers changed drastically after my proce...

DATE: Nov 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby